Matthew Perry’s Dealers Have Been Caught and We Can All Thank ‘All In The Family’ Actor Carroll O’Connor For This
Most people don’t know that most drug dealers doing prison time for indirect homicide is all thanks to actor Carroll O’Connor’s fight for justice over 20 years ago.
Celebrities from all walks of life are just like the rest of us.
Many are addicts and alcoholics, mainly from genetic predisposition, broken homes, and the overbearing stress of fame.
Rapper Mac Miller, actor Matthew Perry, singer Aaron Carter, and rapper Lil Peep are some of many who have recently died from the throes of addiction — and drug use from drugs that were purchased in the streets.
Where do they get the drugs from? Rarely, the answer is “a legit pharmacy”.
So what happens to these dealers when their ‘clients’ die from the purchased supply?
That’s when actor Carroll O’Connor of All in the Family fame comes in.
Actor Carroll O’Connor and his son Hugh
O’Connor was close with his son. He was also aware of his heavy drug abuse.
His son, Hugh (1962–1995) took his own life as a result of his addiction.
Since the death of his son Hugh, O’Connor started appearing in Public Service Announcements and ads — spending the remainder of his life pushing for awareness of drug addiction.
But he doubled down.
O’Connor felt that the drug dealer who sold Hugh the poison was liable for his death. So he went to war.
He successfully lobbied the state of California to pass legislation allowing family members of an addicted person or anyone injured by a drug dealer’s actions, to sue for reimbursement of medical treatment, rehabilitation costs, and other economic and noneconomic damages.
The law went into effect and was called The Drug Dealer Civil Liability Act, in 1997. It is also referred to as the Hugh O’Connor Memorial Law.
The act is based on the 1992 Model Drug Dealer Liability Act, which has been passed in 17 states.
His son’s suicide inspired him to start a crusade against the man who had sold the drugs to Hugh.
He located the dealer. His name was Harry Perzigian. Perzigian counter-sued with a defamation lawsuit against O’Connor.
In 1997, a California jury decided in O’Connor’s favor. Perzigian was sentenced for the murder of Hugh O’Connor.
Currently…
Just two days ago, it was reported that five individuals were located and arrested for their involvement in Matthew Perry’s death.
As we see history repeating itself, these five individuals (one even being Perry’s live-in assistant) will be tried and sentenced to the full extent of the law.
There are Nay-Sayers in all this, however.
Many believe that this isn’t fair as Perry was in active addiction, wanted [the drug] Ketamine, paid thousands for it (at a 1500% markup) and took it himself (except for instances in the report which state that the assistant injected Perry).
In my opinion, these nay-sayers don’t fully understand the sickness of addiction.
In an addict’s conscious mind, all rationality goes out the window. Because of this, the five individuals took advantage of Perry and his weakness. That’s part of the reason why they should be tried.
We’ll see what happens in the coming months. I strongly believe that Perry will have died in vain if no one is tried for selling him Ketamine, fully knowing that Perry would have a hard time saying no to the offer.
